ALBANY (AP) - State police are reviewing evidence handled by a recently retired forensic scientist who committed suicide last month, and they've notified prosecutors around the state of cases that may be affected.

Gary Veeder retired from the state police crime laboratory May 7 after 31 years, but was still on the payroll when he was found dead at his home in suburban Albany. That followed an audit of the crime lab where the 59-year-old Veeder worked.

State police spokesman Lt. Glenn Miner said Wednesday that all of Veeder's work is under review and district attorneys are being advised when investigators come across a case he was involved in.

Miner wasn't immediately aware of any inaccurate or incorrect evidence being found so far.

Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan said she received a courtesy call from a state police captain notifying her of two pending cases that Veeder had worked on, neither of which has yet led to an arrest.

"It's very rare cases rise or fall on forensics. That's the exception to the rule," Hogan said, noting a possible misimpression created by some television shows. More often, cases depend on eyewitnesses, confessions or the statements of co-conspirators, with lab work providing supporting evidence, she said.